The "Call Me Definitely" Award for Best New Smartphone goes to the HTC Droid DNA, HTC's second Android comeback device after the introduction of the One X flagship.

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In fact, the HTC Droid DNA I was using gave me two warnings that my energy usage was outpacing the power going into my phone.

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Custom ROM fans were briefly teased with the prospect of Verizon loosening its anti-modding stance when the HTC Droid DNA first arrived: in the pre-release days, the official HTCDev portal allowed unlocking the DNA's bootloader.

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